Memorial Day... It's Not About Picnics
Christmas... it's not about Santa Claus, but to too many folks, that what it seems to be.
Easter... it's not about the Easter Bunny, but to too many folks, that what it seems to be.
Christmas is about the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ, and Easter is about His rebirth through His resurrection. I don't claim to be the most Christlike person that ever walked the planet, but I thank our heavenly father God for Him, his birth, and his ultimate act of love toward us otherwise unworthy creatures.
Now let's talk about Memorial Day...
To too many folks in this great nation, Memorial Day simply seems to be the first "official weekend" of the summer where everyone packs the family and the trip gear in the car and goes out of town for the weekend.
I don't knock that aspect, but just like Christmas and Easter, we tend to treat it in a somewhat selfish way instead of remembering what the holiday is truly about.
Memorial Day is about selfless sacrifice. Over the 230 years this great republic has existed, thousands of military personnel had given their lives on battlefields both here and abroad so that we, the American people, can go out and celebrate our holidays and enjoy the freedoms we have (as opposed to too many other nations who live under tyrannical dictatorships).
Tomorrow, Mary and I will be going to Roswell, Georgia, for its annual Memorial Day celebration at their city hall. We will not be "just observers", but instead, we will be helping with the hospitality suite that the Roswell Visitors Bureau and their local Rotary Clubs set up as a small token of appreciation to all our veterans and current military personnel. There will be a solemn service at the "Faces of War" monument honoring the sacrifices of those brave people who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms... their lives. For more info about the Roswell celebration, please click here.
Finally, I thank God that I live in a free nation and for the sacrifices that our military personnel have made (and continue to make) on our behalf, and I urge you to keep that thought in mind as you celebrate Memorial Day with your family and friends.
God bless America, God bless our troops, and God bless you and yours!!!
Have a happy and safe Memorial Day.
Easter... it's not about the Easter Bunny, but to too many folks, that what it seems to be.
Christmas is about the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ, and Easter is about His rebirth through His resurrection. I don't claim to be the most Christlike person that ever walked the planet, but I thank our heavenly father God for Him, his birth, and his ultimate act of love toward us otherwise unworthy creatures.
Now let's talk about Memorial Day...
To too many folks in this great nation, Memorial Day simply seems to be the first "official weekend" of the summer where everyone packs the family and the trip gear in the car and goes out of town for the weekend.
I don't knock that aspect, but just like Christmas and Easter, we tend to treat it in a somewhat selfish way instead of remembering what the holiday is truly about.
Memorial Day is about selfless sacrifice. Over the 230 years this great republic has existed, thousands of military personnel had given their lives on battlefields both here and abroad so that we, the American people, can go out and celebrate our holidays and enjoy the freedoms we have (as opposed to too many other nations who live under tyrannical dictatorships).
Tomorrow, Mary and I will be going to Roswell, Georgia, for its annual Memorial Day celebration at their city hall. We will not be "just observers", but instead, we will be helping with the hospitality suite that the Roswell Visitors Bureau and their local Rotary Clubs set up as a small token of appreciation to all our veterans and current military personnel. There will be a solemn service at the "Faces of War" monument honoring the sacrifices of those brave people who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms... their lives. For more info about the Roswell celebration, please click here.
Finally, I thank God that I live in a free nation and for the sacrifices that our military personnel have made (and continue to make) on our behalf, and I urge you to keep that thought in mind as you celebrate Memorial Day with your family and friends.
God bless America, God bless our troops, and God bless you and yours!!!
Have a happy and safe Memorial Day.
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